Kansas City police said the crash happened on Interstate 70 near Broadway Street about 6:45 a.m.

Investigators said the driver of the truck went off the overpass, fell 15 to 20 feet and crashed on I-70. While morning traffic in the area can sometimes be bumper-to-bumper, no other cars were near the area when the truck landed Tuesday.

Westbound lanes were closed briefly. All eastbound lanes opened just before noon.

The driver was taken to a hospital but is expected to be OK.

The truck was carrying spools of fiber-optic cables that caused damage to the highway.

"It appears as though when he came around the curve and went over the barrier he did impact some light poles, barrier curbs, reflectors, the pavement below on I-70 where he landed," said Randy Hartman of the Missouri Department of Transportation. "That's all some damage we'll have to inspect and ultimately repair."

Hartman said in cases like these, typically MoDOT will try to get the driver and insurance company to pay the cost of crash-related road repairs.